“Do not use Wikipedia, you can get a deuce,” Volin quotes TASS.
He added that today there is a separate business, which provides for the order of certain companies to write articles that are subsequently edited in the online encyclopedia.
“There may be something that corresponds to reality, and completely incorrect information,” the deputy head of the Ministry of Communications said.
In December, the Russian-language Wikipedia published a rating of the most popular materials in 2018. The first place was taken by an article dedicated to the World Cup, which was held in Russia. The second is material about Russian leader Vladimir Putin. On the third line was a note about the Russian Federation.